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Filed Feb. 25 1922 Patented June 12, 11923.

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ADOLFH DIETSCHE, -TR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN LITHOGRAPHIC COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

DISPLAY DEVICE.

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Application filed February 28, 1922. Serial No. 538,891.

To all whom "it may concern: Be it known that I, ADoLPH .Dmrsonn, Junior, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borou h of Queens, in the county of Queens and tate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to display devices and particularly to that class thereof wh ch is used in connection with containers, one object being to provide a device of the class specified adapted for erection on the upper part of a container in such manner as to be removably but positively and directly engaged therewith.

A further object is to-provide means, 1ntegral with the-wall of the display device, for maintaining that Wall in a substantially verticalposition or inclined as may be preferred.

Another object is to produce display devices =of the type indicated, inexpensive to construct and capable of being closely packed for storage or shipment prior to use.

To these purposes the improvementscomprise features hereinafter described in the r preferred embodiments, and illustrated 1n the accompanying drawlngs, 1n Wh1Cl1Z- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional form of common container showing a fragment of a display devlce, made 1n the simplest embodiment of the 1I1V9I1l3101'1, engaged therewith ma substantially vertical position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of a like container showing an adaptation of the display dcvice. 1

Fig. 3 is a artial plan view of the blank from which t e device-shown in Fig.2 1s

formed.

Fig. 4: is a similar plan view of the blank used in the device as shown in Fig. 1'.

Fi 5 is a perspective view looking from ther features of improvement.

Fig. 6 is a rear perspective view ofthe same. Fig. 7 is a so which the display device in Figs. 5 and 6 could be, and that of Fig. 8 is','made.

IFi 8 is a front perspective view showing t e device as applie'd'to a rectangular container.

as In carrying out the invention any preont of a display 'device having fur-' plan view of a blank from ferred sheet material may be used that is capable of being bent along creased folding lines and sufficiently stiff to maintain an erect position when applied to a container, the outline or profile of the blank being fancifully ornamental, or plainly rectangular as shown, and dimensioned in accordance with its purpose.

In Figs. 1 and 2, a common type of round container is generically indicated by the nuferred, commensurate with .the container to which the device will be applied, the infa cing edges of the legs so formed being spaced apart a distance less than the major transverse dimension of the container.

Said legs terminate at a height uniformfrom the base line of the body, where the 'cuts 16 end at short-inreaching cross cuts 17, a little, greater in length than the thickness of rim 13 of the container, the cuts then continuing downwardly, as at 18, 18, forming recesses 19 suited to engage the IlIIl.

, Extending across the blank, between the ends of cuts 18, is creased bending line 20, substantially parallel with the base of the blank, by which horizontal wing 21 is articulated to body 14, said wing being bounded by,vcurved line 22 having its radius at a point below creased line 20, centrally of cuts 18, with which peripheral line 22 con: nects.

When the device is erected ,on the con-' tainer, the straight, infacing edges 16 of legs 15 contact with the outer wall ofthe container, the rim 13 of which enters recesses 19,- wing 21 contacts flatwise with the container top and peripheral edge 22 of wing 21 engages upstanding wall 12, bend 2O tending to urge body 14: forwardly, wing 21 downwardly and legs 15, 15 against the container, thus holding body 1 1 firmly erect on the container.

' At the same time inner edges 18 of recesses 19' engage upstanding wall 12 in conjunction with peripheral edge 22 and locate the device against forward movement, while inneredges 16 of legs locate the device against rearward movement, also in conjunction with said edge 22.

In the modification of Figs. 2 and 3, the

' infacing edges of legs 15' are formed with curved profiles 23, respectively, of relatively long radii convergingdownwardly in such tion of one of lines 18' and line 22' to-the center of wing 21', in alinement with crease .20, and a vertical crease, 25, extends bentral of said wing, permitting articulation or bending of half the wing upwardl to act as a support, 26, for body 14, as s own' in Fig. 2, the remaining half of wing 21' enteringthe recess in the container cover as before. -Cuts 17' and recesses 19'. have the same functions as the corresponding parts of Figs. 1 and 4.

Container 30, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, has raised, outstanding beaded edge 31 and flat head 32, and container 33, in Fig.-8,=is

' indicated as transversely rectangularand having straight sides.

To suit this container a blank, shown in Fig. 7, comprises body portion 35 and legs 36 formed by slitting the material along lines..37 and 37' from the bottom edge to openings 38 and 39, respectively, the former being a partial circle into which line 37 element, 46, articulated by creased line 42 projects, and a transverse shearing out 40 which extends therefrom to the center of body 35.

Crease line 41 continues from sheared cut 40 to the full circular openin 39, and vertical crease 42 extends from t e junction of cut 40 and crease 41, centrally of the blank, downwardly to circular opening 43.-

Y Thus there is produced a wing, 44, articulated by'creased line 41 and having curved peripheral edge 45 conforming to the top of the container.

Formed with wing '44 is an L shaped ear and havin its outer corner edge bounded by curve 4%, struck from the center of opening 43, and extending from said opening straight across to line 37 is sheared cut 48 parallel with the bottom of the blank, formin the upper edge of win ear 46.

lotch 49 is formed in safl edge 48 of ear 46, its purpose later becoming apparent herein.

Asin the devices .previousl described, the distance between legs 36 is lhss than the major transverse dimension of the container, so as to contact upon opposite sides, and the distance between line 48 and articulating crease 41 is such that when the device is apreceived in openings 38, 39 and 43,

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v ments and the like in-an attractive memes the container, which, in connection with legs 36,constitutes a three the body, which is further secured by wing 44, the beaded rim of the container being as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and "61 I ,lln the case of a rectangular container, as illustrated in Fig. 8, the blank as last described is used, legs 36 contacting with adpoint suppofrt for jacent sides of the container, and locating v the device against rearward movement one of its vertical corners projecting out between said legs' while the opposite corner is engaged by the l. shaped car, being held in position by notch 49, the ends of which straddle the corner as shown.

' From the foregoing disclosure it will be seen that a unitary display device has been shown which can be used with different types of containers for displaying advertisemanner, and that the device, when. in a knockeddown condition, admits of close. packing.

a ll claim:

1. A display device adapted for erection on a container and comprising a bod of sheet material from one portion of w 'ch projects a pair of legs, the infacing edges of saidlegs being spaced apart a distance less than the major transverse dimension of the container on which the displa is adaptedfor erection, said inner ges being adapted to locate the device against rearward movement, said bod havin articulated thereto-between an on a ine substantially normal to the inner edges of said legs a wing member for engagement with the container top, said wing member having an ear articulated thereto adapted to locate the device a ainst forward movement.

2. A dispFay device adapted for erection on a container and comprising 'a body of sheet material from one portion of which projects apair of legs, the infacing edges of said legs being spaced apart a distance less than the major transverse dimension of the container on which the display is adapted for erection, said inner edges being adapted to locate the device against rearward movement, said body having articulated thereto between and on a line substantially normal to the inner edges of said lo a wing member for engagement with the top of the container and provided with means for locating the device a ainst forward movement, said wing mem r having an ear articulated thereto on a line-in subbody, and'said ear bein ing substantially norma ber whereby an edge g nst said body.

adapted for foldto said wing memof said ear abuts neaaree 3. A display device adapted for erection on the upper portion of a container, comprising a body of sheet material from one portion of which projects a pair of legs, the infacing edges of said legs being spaced apart a distance less than the major transverse dimension of the container on which the display is adapted for erection, said body having articulated thereto between and on a line substantially normal to the inner edges of said legs a wing member, said wing member having an ear articulated thereto on a line in substantial parallelism with the inner edges of said legs, and said ear having an l. shaped projection adapted for engagement with a vertical portion ot the outer wall of the container when the device is erected.

4. A display device adapted for erection on the upper portion of a container, comprising a body of sheet material from one portion of wh1ch projects a pair of legs, the infacing edges of said legs being spaced apart a distance less than the major transverse dimension of the container on which the display is adapted for erection, said body having articulated thereto between and on a line substantially normal to the inner edges of said legs a wing member, said wing member having an ear articulated thereto on a line in substantial parallelism with the inner edges of said legs, said ear having an l. shaped projection adapted for engagement with a vertical portion of the I outer wall of the container when the device is erected, and said L shaped projection having a notch in its wall-engaging edge.

5. display device adapted for erection on the upper portion of a container having a dished end or cover with an upstanding inner wall, comprising a body of sheet material from one portion of which projects a pair of legs, the infacing edges of said legs being spaced apart a distance less than the major transverse dimension of the container on which the display is adapted for erection, said body having articulated thereto between and on a line substantially normal to the inner edges of said legs a wing member having at least a portion of its peripheral. edge adapted for engagement with the inner wall of said dished end or cover, said engaging portion having a length greater than one quarter the periphery of said inner wall, said wing memher having an ear articulated thereto on a line in substantial parallelism with the inner edges of said legs, and said ear having an l. shaped projection adapted for engagement with a vertical portion of the outer wall of the container when the device is erected.

In witness whereof, I hereby afix my signature this 20 day of February, 1922.

ADOLPH DIETSCHE, Jr. 

